New Bedford, Massachusetts : its history, industries, institutions, and attractions . of three hundred subscriptions tothe Nursery. This was the first practical recognition in New Englandof the great principle, now so widely and heartily accepted, that it isonly reading much which can confer the ability to read well. Itsapplication has been extended to a wide range of the best literaturesupplied to the schools of every grade. The school system has received an incalculable achantagethrough the Sylvia Ann Howland fund, which is the fruit of a giftof $100,000 to the city by the lady whose name it
New Bedford, Massachusetts : its history, industries, institutions, and attractions . of three hundred subscriptions tothe Nursery. This was the first practical recognition in New Englandof the great principle, now so widely and heartily accepted, that it isonly reading much which can confer the ability to read well. Itsapplication has been extended to a wide range of the best literaturesupplied to the schools of every grade. The school system has received an incalculable achantagethrough the Sylvia Ann Howland fund, which is the fruit of a giftof $100,000 to the city by the lady whose name it bears, theincome to be equally divided between the Free Public Library and thepublic schools. The city pays six per cent, for the use of the fundand there is a provision that no portion of the avails shall be devotedto any purpose for which the city is legally bound to provide by taxa-tion. So the schools have an annual income of $3000, whereby theschool committee can supply the best possible aids to study, throughbooks of reference, books for supplementary reading, including the. HIGH SCHOOL HOUSE,
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